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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
194 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paolo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Badass!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Badass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ribeiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Badass circles away quickly and effectively.
Badass throws a series of punches but Ribeiro avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Badass!
Ribeiro throws the left hand but Badass avoids the punch easily.
Badass has Ribeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Badass is keeping busy.
Badass lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribeiro manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Badass.
Ribeiro throws a combination that misses
and Badass counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Badass leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Badass won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Badass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ribeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribeiro being controlled against the cage.
Ribeiro leaning against his opponent.
Badass prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
Badass being controlled against the cage.
Badass tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Badass back against the cage.
Ribeiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Badass wants to stall.
Ribeiro misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Badass slows down the pace here.
Ribeiro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Badass up against the cage.
Badass has Ribeiro pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Badass walks into a left hand.
Ribeiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Badass both land. Nice combination.
Badass lands a two punch combo.
Badass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Badass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ribeiro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Badass counters with a thumping low kick.
Badass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Badass slips under a jab.
Ribeiro blocks a head kick by Badass.
Ribeiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a wild combination.
Badass tries to bum rush Ribeiro with a series of wild strikes but Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab
and Badass counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Badass.
Badass pushes Ribeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Badass is trying to maintain a safe position but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns Badass into the cage.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Badass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ribeiro up against the cage.
Ribeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badass's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Badass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with some punches.
Badass is looking to control Ribeiro's arms but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Badass has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Ribeiro lands with a right hand.
Badass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribeiro throws a right hand that Badass ducks under and follows up with a left that Badass also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Badass.
A swing and a miss from Ribeiro.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribeiro.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Badass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Badass clinches up against the cage.
Badass is stalling here.
Badass receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Badass dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ribeiro throws a leg kick but Badass moved away.
Badass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ribeiro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Badass is rocked!
It looks like Erik Badass has been cut.
Badass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ribeiro.
Badass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ribeiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Badass counters with a low kick, right behind Ribeiro 's knee.
Badass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ribeiro's sensitive parts.
Badass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Badass throws a right hand that Ribeiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ribeiro also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Ribeiro misses its intended target.
Ribeiro lands a head shot.
Erik Badass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ribeiro slips a jab and a cross from Badass.
Badass drives through and clinches with Ribeiro against the cage.
Badass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ribeiro as Badass tries to tie him up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Badass - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Badass looking to slow down the pace here.
Ribeiro looking to stall.
The referee calls for Badass to work.
Ribeiro stalling.
Badass scores with a shot to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Badass dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Ribeiro connects with a right hand. Badass shakes it off.
Badass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paolo Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribeiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ribeiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ribeiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Ribeiro scores with a four punch combination!
Badass is still on wobbly legs! Can Ribeiro finish him?
Ribeiro circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Badass to the canvas! Badass doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ribeiro keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paolo Ribeiro!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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